Activision's social network and stat-tracking service for the Call of Duty enthusiast, Call of Duty Elite, may become your preferred way to meet and play against your fellow first-person shooter fans. It does a whole lot more, but let's take a look at what Elite's Connect feature suite is all about.

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Connect is where Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players will join Groups, start up Clans and delve into the games' Theater modes. It's where Beachhead Studios head Chacko Sonny believes Elite's most useful, most compelling features may lie. There's more in the "behind the scenes" video, if you're interested in what Elite may bring to Call of Duty.

For more on the premium features of Elite, the kind you may feel like paying for, read our pre-Call of Duty XP preview of what's coming to the paid side of Activision's soon-to-launch service.